FOX Sports Opens Major League Soccer’s 28th Season as Exclusive U.S. Television Home for the Regular Season
15 Regular-Season Matches on FOX Mark Most Ever by One English-Language Broadcast Network in MLS History
Broadcaster Duo John Strong and Stu Holden Return
FOX Deportes Presents a Network Record 34 Matches in Spanish Language
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today announces plans to open Major League Soccer’s 28th season this coming weekend as the league’s exclusive U.S. English and Spanish language television home for the regular season. The robust 34-match regular-season TV schedule features 15 games on FOX and 19 games on FS1 with every match airing in Spanish on FOX Deportes.
The 2023 MLS season kicks off Saturday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 PM ET on FOX when Nashville SC hosts NYCFC. On Sunday, Feb. 26, at 8:00 PM ET, FS1 will air the matchup between Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids. FOX Deportes’ coverage of Sounders vs. Rapids will stream live on the FOX Sports App with tape delay on Monday, Feb. 27 at 9:00 PM ET.
Veteran play-by-play announcer John Strong and match analyst Stu Holden return as FOX soccer’s lead broadcast booth calling select matches on FOX throughout the regular season, including Saturday’s regular season opener between Nashville SC and NYCFC; LAFC vs. Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 4, at 4:30 PM ET; Charlotte FC vs. Atlanta United FC on Saturday, March 11, at 12:00 PM ET; and Sounders vs. LAFC on Saturday, March 18, at 4:00 PM ET. Broadcaster assignments will be announced prior to matches over the course of the regular season.
FOX Deportes’ complete 34-match slate sets a new high mark for the network’s regular-season coverage. Calling matches are FOX Deportes’ dynamic line-up of commentators and analysts, including play-by-play announcers John Laguna and Rodolfo Landeros, alongside former Mexican National team members Claudio Suarez, Mariano Trujillo, Martin “Pulpo” Zuñiga and Copa Libertadores champion Alvaro Izquierdo. MLS coverage also appears regularly on the network’s main studio shows: EL ENTRETIEMPO, TOTAL SPORTS 360 and PUNTO FINAL.
Click here to view the MLS on FOX and FS1 regular season broadcast schedule.
